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Spotfin Butterflyfish Found off of Alligator Reef  Chaetodon ocellatus,Spotfin butterflyfish Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Spotfin Butterflyfish

Found off of Alligator Reef

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The spotfin butterflyfish, ''Chaetodon ocellatus'', is a butterflyfish found in the western Atlantic Ocean, in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

The name is derived from the dark spot on the fish's dorsal fin. This, combined with a vertical, black bar through the eye, is designed to confuse predators.

Similar species: Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes
Species identified by cr4dham
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By cr4dham

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Uploaded Jul 8, 2016. Captured Jul 23, 2015 14:16.
  • TG-830
  • f/4.5
  • 10/5000s
  • ISO125
  • 6.4mm